Early Renaissance Nativity Paintings From National Gallery
The article discusses Christmastide paintings from the National Gallery of Art Washington highlighting Petrus Christus Nativity (c 1440 50) and a combined Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi (late 15th century) from the Mellon and Kress collections.
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National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C
Petrus Christus
Mellon
Fra Angelico
Filippo Lippi
Lito
Samuel H. Kress
Early Paintings Show Changes In Christmas Imagery
Art history notes how Christmas scenes in early paintings reflect evolving techniques and social contexts. From medieval stylization to Renaissance realism, works like Giovanni di Paolo's Adoration of the Magi and Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi collaborations reveal shifts toward lifelike figures and landscapes alongside traditional sacred symbolism.
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Giovanni di Paolo
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D. C
Holy Thorn Blooming Across England and Washington
Legends tie the Glastonbury Holy Thorn to St. Joseph of Arimathea visiting Glastonbury two days before Christmas. The myth says his staff rooted, turning into a blossoming thorn tree by Christmas Eve, with a Washington offshoot reported later in December.
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England
Washington, D. C
Glastonbury
Washington
Christ
St. Joseph of
Renaissance techniques in early Flemish and Italian art
The article discusses Fra Filippo Lippi and Petrus Christus as early Renaissance painters. It contrasts tempera on wood with oil on wood and notes Petrus Christus’s lifelike Nativity figures and improved space perspective. It highlights painters as early scientists in pigment preparation and natural observation.
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Fra Filippo
National Gallery
Petrus Christus
Joseph
Yule Log Tradition Survives As Family Ritual In England
The article traces the historic Yule log from England where families selected and burned a log for luck and to deter witches. If the log burned poorly, bad fortune was foretold and on Christmas morning children beat the log for gifts to appear, after which parents sent them outdoors then called them back to open presents by the glowing log.
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Yesteryear
England
Romans Learn Footwear Protects War Horses
Romans used specialized shoes to shield horses feet in combat against Parthians. Enrollment in junior colleges rose from 748 619 to 806 866 in one year.
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